Past Events
Political Science Speaker Series - Dr. Peter Buisseret - Harvard
Seigle Hall 207
Political Science Speaker Series - Dr. Eric Schickler - UC-Berkeley
Seigle Hall 207
TRIADS Presents: Lightening Sparks in Data
Join us for TRIADS Lightening Sparks in Data Symposium, a campus-wide event celebrating interdisciplinary collaboration in applied data science at WashU.
Umrath Lounge
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Eliminating the Engines of Gender
Ophelia Vedder (Political Science, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase
Join us in supporting Political Science faculty members as they present at this year’s A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase.
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: The Erotic Interest in Privacy
Brenda Dvoskin (Law, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Achieving Our Country: Baldwin and U.S. Politics Today
Save the Date!
Emerson Auditorium | Washington University
Civic Café: Drawing Political Maps: Redistricting and Why It Matters
Join Political Science professors Michael Strawbridge, Michael Olson, and Dan Butler for this timely conversation with The Gephardt Institute and DxD. Open to all students!
‘Unimaginable Atrocities’: The Neglected Catastrophe in Sudan and the History of Genocide in the Region
Scott Straus, Professor and Chair, Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley — Holocaust Memorial Lecture
Umrath Lounge
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Measuring Belief Polarization
Esther Ng (Philosophy, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
A&S Grad Fall Research Roundtable
This event is accessible to Arts & Sciences Graduate Students only.
McLeod Conference Room | Cupples II Room 102
Sophomore Series: Bauer Leadership Academy
Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT
“Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT” Roundtable with Robert Chang, UC Irvine School of Law; Adrienne Davis, WashU Law; and Anthony Farley, Albany Law School.
Sponsored by the Public Interest Law & Policy Speaker Series.
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)
Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Detention and the Limits of Vision in David Taylor’s COMPLEX
Ila Sheren (Art History and Archaeology, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Political Science Department Showcase - Arts & Sciences WOWS Fall Series
Virtual | Zoom
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: The Ethics of Political Representation
Alex Guerrero (Philosophy, Rutgers)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Civil Society Brunch: Democracy without Elections?
Alex Guerrero (Rutgers University)
Knight Center Room 200
Workshop on Global Challenges to Peace and Democracy
Seigle Hall 207
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells on the Deformation of American Conscience
Amy Gais (Political Science, Comparative Literature and Thought, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Protecting the Election: AI & Governance Conference
Fall 2025 Major-Minor Fair
Each fall, the College holds a Major-Minor Fair, where students can talk to faculty members and get more information on many majors and minors at one time and in one place.
WashU Athletic Complex
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: The Black Feminist Origins of Modern Medicine in the Americas
Sophia Monegro (Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
2025 Major Decision Workshop
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Collective Distraction
Ege Yumuşak (Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Zoning and Segregation in St. Louis
Kiara Wyndham (Sociology, WashU)
Weidenbaum Center Room 152 (Seigle Hall suite 170)
Sophomore Series: Engaging in Undergraduate Research at WashU
The College of Arts & Sciences announces the return of its workshop series geared for sophomore students.
Louderman 458
Assembly Series: Fireside Chat with the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
WashU Athletic Complex, Field House
The Future of Civic Education and Universities
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Robert Doar will offer brief opening remarks and then join a conversation with AEI Senior Fellow Benjamin Storey and Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves. Together, they will explore how universities can cultivate civic knowledge in ways that foster viewpoint diversity, protect free speech, and prepare students to engage across profound political and social differences. A reception will follow the event.
Emerson Auditorium, Room 110, Knight Hall, Danforth University Campus | Washington University in St. Louis
Sophomore Group Advising Meeting
Bear Beginnings Orientation A&S Departments Open House
McMillan Hall 221
Bear Beginnings Open House: Political Science and Environmental Policy
Seigle Hall 207 & Seigle Hall 206
WUSTEPS 2025 (Political Science Pipeline Program)
University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
College of Arts & Sciences Recognition Ceremony
Graduate Hooding & Recognition Ceremony
Graham Chapel
Comparative Politics Annual Conference - XII: The Politics of Marginalized Groups
Charles F. Knight Center
2nd Annual Formal Theory Conference
Seigle Hall 208
Speaker Series: Sandra Ley
Seigle Hall 207
Mexican Security Challenges in the Trump Era
A presentation and discussion with Dr. Sandra Ley, an expert on the political consequences of criminal activity. Her research investigates criminal violence in Mexico and its impact on political behavior.
Weidenbaum Center, Seigle Hall, Suite 170, Room 152, Washington University in St. Louis
Banned Books Undergraduate Research Fellowship Presentations
Bauer Hall, rm 230
Frontiers in Political Methodology Conference
Seigle Hall 306
The Barbara & Michael Newmark Endowed Sociology Lecture: Dr. Lilliana Mason
You are cordially invited to join the Department of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis for the third presentation of its recently established lecture series. This lectureship honors Barbara and Michael Newmark, alumni and longtime community leaders in St. Louis. The series supports visits to Washington University in St. Louis by scholars whose work engages with the concept of a pluralistic society where diverse religious, racial, and ethnic groups live and work together, and their differences enhance the community.
Goldberg Lounge | Goldberg Lounge is located on the second floor in the Danforth University Center
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Assembly Series with Rob Bilott: "Dark Waters: The Environmental Legal Battle Exposing Corporate Coverup in the Name of Public Health"
Sustainable Fashion Week Panel: Faculty Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion
Seigle Hall 206
Sustainable Fashion Week Panel: From Students to Start-Ups: WashU Participation in Sustainable Fashion
Seigle Hall 206
Admitted Graduate Student Weekend
Seigle Hall
David T. Konig Lecture
Joanne Freeman, Professor of American History and of American Studies at Yale University
Moot Court Room | Anheuser-Busch Hall
Celebrating the Publication of Longing and Belonging: Jews in the Modern Islamic World
Nancy E. Berg is professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis.
Zoom Webinar
Political Science Speaker Series: Amanda Clayton
Seigle Hall 207
A&S Lunch & Learn
This event is accessible to Arts & Sciences Graduate Students only.
CUPPLES II- SUITE 102
2nd Annual Mid-American Conference for Race, Gender, Immigration and Ethnicity Politics (MARGIE)
Charles F. Knight Conference Center
Cannibal Capitalism: The View from Trump’s America - 2025 Faculty Book Celebration
Featuring keynote speaker Nancy Fraser, the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research and author of “Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet – and What We Can Do About It”
Umrath Lounge & Olin LIbrary, Room 142
Graduate Student Seminar: Subgroup Identification Based on Mixed Model for Repeated Measures for Alzheimer's Disease Trial
Zhichen Xu, PhD Student in Statistics & Data Science at Washington University
Jolley Hall, 539A
Suing for Freedom in Early St. Louis
Olin Library
Suing for Freedom in Early St. Louis
Olin Library
Suing for Freedom in Early St. Louis
Olin Library
Suing for Freedom in Early St. Louis
Olin Library
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture: Mariela Noles Cotito
AFAS is honored to bring the Mariela Noles Cotitio to our campus as the Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Join us for this impactful lecture.
Seigle 301
A Fireside Chat with Daniel Freeman
A dialogue and discussion with Professor Daniel M. Freeman on his 35-year tenure on Capitol Hill, life as an academic, and time at WashU.
Weidenbaum Center, Seigle Hall, Suite 170, Room 152, Washington University in St. Louis
Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session One: Hassan wa Morcus
Facilitated by Dr. Younasse Tarbouni
Busch Hall Room 100